The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-06-04
RT1CLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
Abstract and Realty Company

The undersigned, for the purpose of forming q
corporation under and pursuant to the provisions
of the General Laws of the State of Minnesota,
have adopted the following
ARTICLES OF Incorporation:
ARTICLE l. The name of this corporation shall
be the Minnesota and Wisconsin Abstract and
ARTICLE .. The general nature of the business
of this corporation shall be the making of alb
stracts of title to real estate the conducting of
agency for fire and marine INSURANCE companies,
the buying. owning, improving, selling and deal
ing in lands, tenements, hereditaments. real
mixed and personal estate; and the loaning of
money for themselves, or as agents for others,
upon bonds, prOmissOry notes or other Obliga-
tions, which are secured by mortgage upon, real
estate situated within this State or elsewhere,
and in the negotiation of such loans for Them
in connection with business, either for them
selves, or Others, to purchase, acquire hold sell
hypothecate, assign, transfer and convey any
or other corporation, which are secured by mort
gage or other real estate security, and to collect
foreclose, compound, compromise, release, satisfy
and discharge the same of record.
of this corporation shall be the city of Mime
apolis, in the State of Minnesota.
said shs be- o the e 1S day Of A
A. D: 1887, and the period of its continuance shall
be thirty years from that date.
An1G1 The sSs Sa fS StSe6
dollars, which shall be divided into five hundred
shares of one hundred dollars each, and shall be
paid in in cash at such times and in such amounts
as the Board of Directors shall determine.
ARTICLE s. The highest amount of indebted.
ness or Liability to which said corporation shall
tat any time be subject shall be Ten Thousand
($1O,O0O) dollars.
Article s. The names and places of residence
of the persons forming this corporation are:
William II. Lynn, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Timothy w. McGrath. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thomas w. Bond, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
G. f. Shannon, Duluth, Minnesota.
James Farrell, Duluth Minnesota.
ARTICLE Z. The government of said corpora
ton and management of it's affairs shall be vested
in Board of Directors, and in a President, Sec
rotary and Treasurer. who shall be elected an
nually from and by the Board of Directors at
their first meeting after the annual meeting of the
stockholders. The Directors shall be elected
annually from and by the stockholders at their
annual meeting on the first Tuesday in March of
each year. The first Board of Directors shall be
William 81. Lynn, Timothy w. McGrath and
Thomas w. Bond, of Minneapolis, and G. E.
Shannon and James Farrell. of Duluth. The first
President shall be William II. Lynn the first Sec
rotary shall BE- Thomas ". Bond; and tie 6rst
Treasurer shall be Timothy w: McGrath. Said
Directors and officers shall hold Office until the
annual meeting of the corporation on the first
Tuesday of March, 1883, and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals on this 22nd day of April, A. d.
1897